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Student newSpaper of the univerSity of Southern California SinCe 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | vol. 181, no. 44 | monday march 31, 2014
InDEX 1 · News 2 · Opinion 3 · Lifestyle 6 · Classifieds 7 · Crossword 8 · Sports
Simplify the fest: KXSC fest
featured vendors, food
trucks and music. PAGE 3
Make a splash: trojans
place eighth at the nCaa
Swim tournament. PAGE 8
event
By macaul hodge
daily trojan
On Saturday, the 5th annual
Women’s Empowerment Conference
was held on USC’s campus, drawing
nearly 100 high school girls who visited
campus for a day of inspirational
speakers and empowerment
workshops.
The event was hosted by Maxwell
Avenue, a fashion and lifestyle
brand, in conjunction with USC
TriO Educational Talent Search. The
ETS is a nonprofit program unit,
which aims to promote education
and better living to kids from
low-income backgrounds, and
Maxwell Avenue’s brand name
has become an emblem of female
empowerment and accomplishment.
The day began with keynote
speaker Serena Watson, who is the
editor-in-chief of women’s lifestyle
magazine Made Woman Magazine.
Watson is also a USC alumna
and is a now a writer, producer
and entrepreneur. Watson has
applied her passions to becoming
a spokeswoman and advocate for
woman empowerment.
“Just to see and be able to talk to
women who have been so successful
is inspiring,” said Catherine Romo, a
sophomore at Southeast High School.
“They make you feel as if you can do
it, too.”
Later in the day, the girls were able
to get more involved in the conference
through workshops. One was directed
by a USC Department of Public Safety
officer, and was both a self-defense
lesson as well as a presentation on
safety in general.
Another workshop consisted of
a panel of successful women in the
workplace. They were asked about
USC hosts 5th Women’s
Empowerment Conference
The conference aimed to
promote and encourage
positive changes for women.
| see EmPowEr, page 4 |
min haeng cho | Daily Trojan
Breaking records
Karen Chen, an undecided freshman, counts up the number of sandwiches made during “USC Breaks a World
Record,” hosted by the USC Special Events Committee and the Zeta Phi Rho fraternity. The event was held on
Friday in Alumni Park. USC broke the Guinness World Record with 17,341 sandwiches made in one hour.
philanthropy
By morgan greenwald
daily trojan
This Saturday, Camp Kesem held
its first annual Make the Magic dinner
at the Caruso Catholic Center.
The event served to both raise
awareness of the organization’s
mission and to fundraise for a
weeklong camp for children whose
parents are battling or have battled
cancer.
“Since a lot of [the families] have
expensive medical bills, they might not
be able to pay for the camp otherwise.
By providing them this opportunity
to go for free, it’s really beneficial to
the kids,” said Sarah Loh, volunteer
coordinator for Camp Kesem USC.
The event featured a cocktail hour
in the Caruso Center courtyard, where
guests in attendance mingled with
student counselors and participated
in a silent auction which helped raise
money for the camp.
USC’s Camp Kesem chapter was
founded in 2012 and was able to take
26 kids to camp this past summer.
According to the national Camp
Kesem website, there are more than
3 million children per year affected
by a parent’s cancer. This year, by
putting on events such as Make the
Magic and pancake nights on The
Row, Kesem hopes to raise $41,000 to
bring twice as many kids this year. So
far, Camp Kesem has raised about half
of its goal. Because the organization
is so new, it relies on donations from
generous supporters to fund camp
every summer.
“Camp Kesem started last year
at USC ... so we don’t have a lot of
resources or outside funding that we
can go to,” said Jehan Bista, a Camp
Kesem counselor.
Many of the counselors shared their
personal Camp Kesem stories during
Make the Magic, including freshman
Claire Witzke, who was a camper at
Camp Kesem at Stanford and is now a
counselor at Camp Kesem.
“Though the first week of camp
was overwhelming, there was a
weird sense of ease knowing that
every camper had gone through a
very similar experience to mine,”
Witzke said. “They knew the anxiety
of waiting for test results and the
fear that the cancer had come back ...
Camp Kesem was one of the best thing
that ever happened to me.”
During camp, kids get the chance to
participate in a plethora of activities,
both fun and supportive. One such
activity is “Cabin Chats,” during which
children are able to tell their stories to
one another.
This year, Make the Magic
welcomed 60 guests, including friends
and family of the counselors and local
hospital workers.
Though any organization’s event
faces hardships within the first few
years of existence, Camp Kesem has
succeeded in overcoming the stigma
of being a new organization and is
growing at an exponential pace.
Camp Kesem continues
growth with first dinner
The camp is a weeklong
excursion for children whose
parents are battling cancer.
By anshu siripurapu
daily trojan
USC students and members
of the community gathered on
Cromwell Field this weekend to
participate in Relay for Life, a
24-hour walkathon that raised
$40,525 for the American Cancer
Society.
Campus organizations and
individuals formed teams and
pledged to have at least one
member walking the track for the
duration of the event, which began
at noon on Saturday and concluded
with a closing ceremony Sunday
morning. For many students
affected by cancer, the event was
a chance to take action against the
disease.
“The first day that I came
to college, my grandpa passed
away from cancer,” said Kim
Artounian, a sophomore majoring
in neuroscience. “I was driving
up from Arizona to USC when we
got the call and the first week I
got involved with Colleges Against
Cancer and Relay.”
Colleges Against Cancer is
a national organization with
chapters at many colleges and
universities. At USC, the club
sponsors a number of cancer
related events. The biggest event
of the year is Relay for Life, which
involves almost a year of planning.
Relay for Life is one of the biggest
fundraisers for the American
Cancer Society, with relays taking
place around the world. Teams
compete with each other to raise
money before the event, and on-site
fundraisers raise additional funds
throughout the event.
“There was a man who just
came back from a relay in Brazil,
and he said he’s been to over 250
relays in his lifetime,” Artounian
Students fight back at Relay for Life
Participants formed teams to
ensure that at least one person
was on the track at all times.
fundraiSing
christopher roman | Daily Trojan
miss relay · Eric Gaurderman, a sophomore majoring in computer
engineering, participates in a pageant event during Relay for Life.
| see rElAy, page 4 |

Student newSpaper of the univerSity of Southern California SinCe 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | vol. 181, no. 44 | monday march 31, 2014
InDEX 1 · News 2 · Opinion 3 · Lifestyle 6 · Classifieds 7 · Crossword 8 · Sports
Simplify the fest: KXSC fest
featured vendors, food
trucks and music. PAGE 3
Make a splash: trojans
place eighth at the nCaa
Swim tournament. PAGE 8
event
By macaul hodge
daily trojan
On Saturday, the 5th annual
Women’s Empowerment Conference
was held on USC’s campus, drawing
nearly 100 high school girls who visited
campus for a day of inspirational
speakers and empowerment
workshops.
The event was hosted by Maxwell
Avenue, a fashion and lifestyle
brand, in conjunction with USC
TriO Educational Talent Search. The
ETS is a nonprofit program unit,
which aims to promote education
and better living to kids from
low-income backgrounds, and
Maxwell Avenue’s brand name
has become an emblem of female
empowerment and accomplishment.
The day began with keynote
speaker Serena Watson, who is the
editor-in-chief of women’s lifestyle
magazine Made Woman Magazine.
Watson is also a USC alumna
and is a now a writer, producer
and entrepreneur. Watson has
applied her passions to becoming
a spokeswoman and advocate for
woman empowerment.
“Just to see and be able to talk to
women who have been so successful
is inspiring,” said Catherine Romo, a
sophomore at Southeast High School.
“They make you feel as if you can do
it, too.”
Later in the day, the girls were able
to get more involved in the conference
through workshops. One was directed
by a USC Department of Public Safety
officer, and was both a self-defense
lesson as well as a presentation on
safety in general.
Another workshop consisted of
a panel of successful women in the
workplace. They were asked about
USC hosts 5th Women’s
Empowerment Conference
The conference aimed to
promote and encourage
positive changes for women.
| see EmPowEr, page 4 |
min haeng cho | Daily Trojan
Breaking records
Karen Chen, an undecided freshman, counts up the number of sandwiches made during “USC Breaks a World
Record,” hosted by the USC Special Events Committee and the Zeta Phi Rho fraternity. The event was held on
Friday in Alumni Park. USC broke the Guinness World Record with 17,341 sandwiches made in one hour.
philanthropy
By morgan greenwald
daily trojan
This Saturday, Camp Kesem held
its first annual Make the Magic dinner
at the Caruso Catholic Center.
The event served to both raise
awareness of the organization’s
mission and to fundraise for a
weeklong camp for children whose
parents are battling or have battled
cancer.
“Since a lot of [the families] have
expensive medical bills, they might not
be able to pay for the camp otherwise.
By providing them this opportunity
to go for free, it’s really beneficial to
the kids,” said Sarah Loh, volunteer
coordinator for Camp Kesem USC.
The event featured a cocktail hour
in the Caruso Center courtyard, where
guests in attendance mingled with
student counselors and participated
in a silent auction which helped raise
money for the camp.
USC’s Camp Kesem chapter was
founded in 2012 and was able to take
26 kids to camp this past summer.
According to the national Camp
Kesem website, there are more than
3 million children per year affected
by a parent’s cancer. This year, by
putting on events such as Make the
Magic and pancake nights on The
Row, Kesem hopes to raise $41,000 to
bring twice as many kids this year. So
far, Camp Kesem has raised about half
of its goal. Because the organization
is so new, it relies on donations from
generous supporters to fund camp
every summer.
“Camp Kesem started last year
at USC ... so we don’t have a lot of
resources or outside funding that we
can go to,” said Jehan Bista, a Camp
Kesem counselor.
Many of the counselors shared their
personal Camp Kesem stories during
Make the Magic, including freshman
Claire Witzke, who was a camper at
Camp Kesem at Stanford and is now a
counselor at Camp Kesem.
“Though the first week of camp
was overwhelming, there was a
weird sense of ease knowing that
every camper had gone through a
very similar experience to mine,”
Witzke said. “They knew the anxiety
of waiting for test results and the
fear that the cancer had come back ...
Camp Kesem was one of the best thing
that ever happened to me.”
During camp, kids get the chance to
participate in a plethora of activities,
both fun and supportive. One such
activity is “Cabin Chats,” during which
children are able to tell their stories to
one another.
This year, Make the Magic
welcomed 60 guests, including friends
and family of the counselors and local
hospital workers.
Though any organization’s event
faces hardships within the first few
years of existence, Camp Kesem has
succeeded in overcoming the stigma
of being a new organization and is
growing at an exponential pace.
Camp Kesem continues
growth with first dinner
The camp is a weeklong
excursion for children whose
parents are battling cancer.
By anshu siripurapu
daily trojan
USC students and members
of the community gathered on
Cromwell Field this weekend to
participate in Relay for Life, a
24-hour walkathon that raised
$40,525 for the American Cancer
Society.
Campus organizations and
individuals formed teams and
pledged to have at least one
member walking the track for the
duration of the event, which began
at noon on Saturday and concluded
with a closing ceremony Sunday
morning. For many students
affected by cancer, the event was
a chance to take action against the
disease.
“The first day that I came
to college, my grandpa passed
away from cancer,” said Kim
Artounian, a sophomore majoring
in neuroscience. “I was driving
up from Arizona to USC when we
got the call and the first week I
got involved with Colleges Against
Cancer and Relay.”
Colleges Against Cancer is
a national organization with
chapters at many colleges and
universities. At USC, the club
sponsors a number of cancer
related events. The biggest event
of the year is Relay for Life, which
involves almost a year of planning.
Relay for Life is one of the biggest
fundraisers for the American
Cancer Society, with relays taking
place around the world. Teams
compete with each other to raise
money before the event, and on-site
fundraisers raise additional funds
throughout the event.
“There was a man who just
came back from a relay in Brazil,
and he said he’s been to over 250
relays in his lifetime,” Artounian
Students fight back at Relay for Life
Participants formed teams to
ensure that at least one person
was on the track at all times.
fundraiSing
christopher roman | Daily Trojan
miss relay · Eric Gaurderman, a sophomore majoring in computer
engineering, participates in a pageant event during Relay for Life.
| see rElAy, page 4 |